Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by Africa Awareness Initiative as part of African Awareness Week. Mission city mayor, James Atebe, has been dubbed by some as the “Obama of Canada”. Hailing from the Gusii tribe of Kenya, he has managed to become a pillar of Mission. James Atebe has contributed a lot to the city of Mission and continues to do so amidst a wealth of obstacles. Winning his second election by a margin of over 80 percent along with being voted on of the TOP 25 IMMIGRANTS in Canada, he has proved to be the real embodiment of global citizenship and a poster child for immigrant success in Canada. Join us in learning more about Mayor James Atebe’s dedication to both his heritage and his adopted country and how he uses the two to better serve his community.
The World At Night: One People, One Sky Educational presentation
Sponsored by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Vancouver Centre, and the University of British Columbia
8 pm – Dodson Room (IKBLC Rm. 302)in IKBLC, the UBC Learning Centre
As a part of the TWAN Photo Exhibit at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC the Royal Astronomical Society is pleased to sponsor an informative presentation, by Craig Breckenridge: “The spirit of cooperation between international astronomers is demonstrated at several observatories around the world. An observatory tour and information about these collaborative endeavours will be presented in image form. Observatories discussed will include the Gemini Observatories, The Atacama Cosmology Telescope, both under operation, and the Thirty Metre Telescope Observatory currently being designed.”
The TWAN Exhibit will be on display until January 27 at the Gallery at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC), UBC.
The World At Night: One People, One Sky Educational presentation
Sponsored by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Vancouver Centre, and the University of British Columbia
2 – 3 pm – Dodson Room (IKBLC Rm. 302)in IKBLC, the UBC Learning Centre
As a part of the TWAN Photo Exhibit at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC the Royal Astronomical Society is pleased to sponsor a personal collection of night time slide photographs taken by RASC Sunshine Coast member and long time amateur astronomer Ed Hanlon. The show is set to music with commentary by Ed.
The TWAN Exhibit will be on display until January 27at the Gallery at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC), UBC.
Ian Ferguson is an award-winning playwright and humorist whose commentaries have been widely broadcast on radio and television. He is the creator of the live improvised soap operas Die-Nasty and SinCity and is currently writing a sitcom pilot for a major U.S. television network. With his brother Will, he is co-author of the runaway best-seller How to Be a Canadian. As a guidebook, How to Be a Canadian tackles the many humorous complexities and nuances of what it means to be Canadian.
Ian Ferguson read from his latest book How To Be a Canadian at the Lillooet Room (level 3) of the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre on January 14, 2010, 2:00-3:00pm.
UBC researchers appointed by the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) to provide third-party data and analysis for the Olympic Games Impact (OGI) research project will be releasing their findings in a panel discussion at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre as part of a series of events from the IKBLC Olympics 2010 Programming. The Olympic Games Impact (OGI) Study is an indicator-based analysis of economic, environmental, and socio-cultural impacts which aims to provide a sustainability assessment of the Olympic and Paralympic Games’ impacts on the host city, region, and country.
The University of British Columbia has been assigned to lead the OGI Study for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games, to be held in Vancouver and Whistler, B.C., Canada. As a research program, the OGI IS interested in developing appropriate tools and methods for using the prescribed indicators to determine changes (if any) in the host city, region, and country, and investigate whether or not such changes can be attributed to the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. How sustainable are the 2010 Games in Vancouver, BC? We’ll find out as Rob Van Wynsberghe and his team of OGI research experts reveal their findings.
Irving K. Barber Learning Centre – Lillooet Room (301)
January 23, 2010 – 4:00-6:00pm
For more information: http://www.ogi-ubc.ca/home.asp
Schema Magazine presents a monthly series of web writing workshops and speakers, featuring some of the most pioneering, innovative and ethnic cool voices on the Internet.
In the world of social networking and Web 2.0, having an online presence on the web is becoming more and more important. Social media gives us the tools to be a part of this growing conversation, but how do we define our voice on the web as a writer, a producer and as a blogger?
iWriteAboutMe.com showcases dynamic web personalities, social media gurus, bloggers and writers who will talk about how they transformed their personal stories and diverse identities into an online brand.
Friday January 22, 2010 | 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM David Beers, Editor of theTyee.ca, an independent daily online magazine reaching every corner of B.C. and beyond. Sponsored by the UBC Graduate School of Journalism
Victoria Learning Theatre | The Irving K. Barber Learning Centre | University of British Columbia
The World At Night: One People, One Sky
Educational presentation
Sponsored by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Vancouver Centre, and the University of British Columbia
Lillooet Room (Rm. 301) in IKBLC, the UBC Learning Centre
The celestial alphabet is a wonderful thing. This talk explores such oddities as: meteorites and how money can be made from them, the loss of the night sky and the real Planet X. Come and learn how you can use astronomy to improve your scrabble skills and find out what astronomical phenomena starts with the letter “Z”.
About the speaker, DAVID DODGE:
Astronomy and the space sciences has been part of David’s life since the 1950’s. He’s now retired after 35 years with the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre during which time he was either a Special Effect Technician, Supervisor of the Space Centre’s Gordon MacMillan Southam Observatory or Staff Astronomer depending on the decade. David continues to be a popular television and radio commentator, an astronomy consultant for the movie and television industry and an astronomy tour leader. He has traveled the world pursuing astronomy; viewing solar eclipses, comets and the launch of a space shuttle. Since 1999 he has had the pleasure of showing the wonders of the night sky to passengers of cruise ships and finds this to be a particularly satisfying experience.
Library Hours 2010 January 8 – 30
Monday – Thursday: 8am – 10pm
Friday: 8am – 6pm
Saturday: 10am – 6pm
Sunday: 12noon – 8pm The Gallery at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre (IKBLC), UBC
People have been asking this question for a long time. Diana Krall sings, “How far would I travel, to be where you are? How long is the journey, from here to a star?” One of the big goals of astronomy has been to answer this question. This presentation looks at a few of the ways people have measured the size of the Earth and the distance to the moon and other objects, from ancient Greece up to the present day.
As a part of the TWAN Photo Exhibit at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC the Royal Astronomical Society is pleased to sponsor this presentation by Harvey Dueck on January 28, 2-3pm the Dodson Room (IKBLC Rm. 302) in the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
Sponsored by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Vancouver Centre, and the University of British Columbia Dodson Room (IKBLC Rm. 302)in IKBLC, the UBC Learning Centre Please check for updates on presentations at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
The January 2010 issue of UBC Reports – the Winter Games edition – features a story on the Olympic Legacy Exhibit, now on display at the Learning Centre Gallery.
The World At Night Astronomy Exhibit(January 4, 2010 to January 30, 2010)
The World At Night (TWAN) is a program to create and exhibit a collection of stunning photographs and time-lapse videos of the world’s most beautiful and historic sites against a nighttime backdrop of stars, planets and celestial events. TWAN is a bridge between art, humanity, and science. The eternally peaceful sky looks the same above all the landmarks and symbols of different nations and regions, attesting to the truly unified nature of Earth as a planet rather than an amalgam of human-designated territories. Those involved in global programs learn to see humanity as a family living together on a single planet amidst the vast ocean of our Universe. This global perspective motivates us to work for a better, more peaceful planet for all the world’s inhabitants. Astronomers Without Borders was created to work toward this goal. TWAN is an innovative new approach to expanding this global perspective. More information here: http://www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/about/gallery@IKBLC.html
People have been asking this question for a long time. Diana Krall sings, “How far would I travel, to be where you are? How long is the journey, from here to a star?” One of the big goals of astronomy has been to answer this question. This presentation looks at a few of the ways people have measured the size of the Earth and the distance to the moon and other objects, from ancient Greece up to the present day.